Raw Chunky Monkey Ice Cream

Everyone’s favorite ice cream turned vegan and raw, this Raw Chunky Monkey Ice Cream is made with a banana base and filled with raw chocolate and walnuts.

I am so excited to announce that tomorrow my ebook, In the Rawwill be available to purchase!

You can thank Jason who spent nearly the entire weekend working on all the technical stuff that is way over my head. They were some long days, but last night, as we flipped through the pages on our ipad, we both took audible sighs of relieve and satisfaction.

We did it, and just in time to celebrate my upcoming 1 year blogoversary!

For my birthday this year I bought myself an ice cream maker. For weeks it has sat in my pantry unused. My sister, who’s birthday is one week earlier than mine bought herself the same ice cream maker for her special day. Since then I’ve been hearing (aka viewing on Instagram) about all kinds of magical things she’s been whipping up. When she asked me if I had experimented with mine, my response was:

“No, I’ve been too busy.”

To which she replied, “All you have to do is stick it in the freezer.”

See, I hadn’t even pulled it out of the box yet. Between my various endeavors and life with Eden, I really have been quite busy. But when I heard that all you had to do was stick it in the freezer, I went home, unboxed it, and stuck the bowl in the freezer.

A day later, I had this. Well, actually I had my first (unphotographed) attempt.

But the next day, I had this.

This Raw Chunky Monkey Ice Cream is so easy, so tasty, and so healthy – I even let Eden have a small scoop. Then she learned a new word:

In a blender combine bananas, almond milk, vanilla extract, and sweetener of choice mixing until very smooth. Transfer to shallow container and place in freezer for 20-30 minutes until chilled and icy around the edges.

Meanwhile make the chocolate by combining all the ingredients in a small bowl. Transfer to a shallow container and freeze. Once frozen remove chocolate and cut into small chunks.

Add the chilled ice cream base into your ice cream maker and process according to manufacturer's instructions. Once done place ice cream in bowl and stir in walnuts and chocolate chunks by hand. Transfer to an air tight container and return to freezer. Allow ice cream 4-5 hours to harden completely.

Remove from freezer and let thaw ten minutes before serving.

Recipe Notes

If your bananas are ripe enough, you probably won't need to add sweetener. Adjust according to taste.

I’ll bet it’s super rewarding to see all of your hard work in one book!! And yes, I’m definitely a chocoholic… But I’d love it if you made a chocoholic ice cream! I’d probably eat the entire recipe all by myself. :]

Hi Sarah 🙂 We share the same brain! I was making notes today about what I wanted to make next on the blog and Raw Chunky Monkey was top of this list. Funny. Now it looks like I will just explore your recipe and leave at that 🙂 xo, Cara

I’ve been thinking about Lucas’ first bday and what we’ll do – I really like this idea. Maybe even worth digging through our unpacked moving boxes for the ice cream maker! Favorite flavors: caramel or praline pecan, but now that summer is approaching, Oregon strawberries.

yay for homemade icecream! it really is SO easy. i haven’t purchased store bought ice cream in nearly a year! homemade is so much cheaper, too, without the filler ingredients, and is tastier, too! can’t wait to see what other flavors you come up with 😉

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